Combination movable seat and support.



(3.1. PERKINS.

COMBINATION MOVABLE SEAT AND SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 27. I9I5.

1- ,241 ,43%. Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

p in s CHARLES J'JPEBKINS, OF DES M OINESQIOWA COMBINATION MOVABLE sear euro surronr.

. Specification of Letters fatent. I Pgttgnted S LIZE,

Application filed December 27, 1915. Serial No, 38,885.

Support, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a' combination movable seat and support of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

A further object is to provide a device of the class mentioned having a stationary supporting member, a seat member rotatably mounted thereon, anda'suitable support operatively connected with said movable seat.

Still a further object is to provide such "a device so constructed and arranged that it may be readily and easily assembled or taken apart, and when so taken apart may be packed in a small space'for storage or transportation.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device whereby the objects con templated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: H

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a milking stool embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 shows a top or plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 shows an inverted plan view of my milking stool, and

Fig. 1 shows a vertical, sectional view taken on the line lt of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally the seat member of the stool, which may be made of metal having at its periphery a downwardly turned flange 11.

Secured below the seat member 10 is a turntable member 12 preferably in the form of a disk having near its periphery an upwardly extending bead 13, designed to engage the under surface of the seat 10 and hold the turntable member 12 spaced therefrom.

The turntable member 12 is pivotally mounted on the seat 10 by means of a bolt 14, the head of which is mounted in a depression in the center of the member 10, and the shank of which extends through the members 1-9 and 12, i

Secured to the turntable member 12 are, I

the upper ends of a substantially U-shaped supporting member '15, which is'wider at its lower end than'a't its'upper end. Secured to the member 12' are arms 16 which extend.

d wa dly and are pivoted at their lower 'j ends to the arms of the member 15. Pivoted to the arms 16 are the upper ends of the arms of a U-shaped supporting member or leg 17. In this connection attention may be called to the fact that the member 15 and the arms '16 are bolted or otherwise det achably secured'to the member 12, so that they may be readily and easily detached, and the parts of the supporting legs are so pivotally' connected that when the members 15 and 16 are detached from the turntable member 12, I

flange 11 of the member 10, preferably in At their outer ends the members 19 are bent away from each other toform a loopv 20. The free ends of-the members of the loop 20 are detachably securedtogether by means of bolts 21 on which are wing nuts 12 Eachmembe'r of theloop 20 is pro-" vided near its end with an opening to re ceive one of the bolts 21 andwith an elongated slot 12 adj acentto said opening to receive the other bolt 21. It will be seen that by loosening the wing nuts 12*, the size of the loop 20 may be varied as desired for adjusting it for holding different sized implements or the like.

Detachably secured to the sides of the loop 20 are arms 23, which extend downwardly for a short distance and then are inclined inwardly toward each other at 2&. The members 23 are extended downwardly a short distance in order to clear the pail 22.

, suitable slot in the downwardly extending parallel position away from the member 10.

In the practical operation of my improved swung horizontally and the roller 25 will. 7 travel easily, so that the pail holder may be easily moved tolposi-tion where the contents of the pail will be out of the way.

In Fig. 2 the pail holder is shown in one position in full lines, and in another positioniin dotted lines;

It will be seen that the pail holder may be swung to Position with its lower'end adjacentto the lower end of the member 15. It may be noted that the members and 16 are secured at their upper ends by means of bolts to the member 12, so that they can be readily removable, and at the same time, the members 23 are secured bymeans of detachable bolts,so that the device may be quickly and easily taken down for reducing the space which. is occupied during storage or. transportation. I 7

It will be noted that the seat turns with relation to the turntable. and the supporting legs, so that the seat and the pail holder .member may 'be-swung together, thus making it easy for the user of the stool to swing his body and the pailat the same time.

Thisvf eature of construction is believed to have considerable .advantagein enabling the user to move the pail quickly and easily.

It will readily be seen that my improved device may be used. for other, purposes than as a milking stool.

The arms 19 which project away from the rotating seatand the members 20 and 24 may be readily, modified for forming movable supports for other things besides pails, and it is not my intention to confine my invention for use as a milking stool only.

It will be understood that some changes Copies of this patent may-be obtained for 'may be made in the construction and arin horizontal alinernent, a plate pivotally mounted beneath the seat'member, a pair of spaced vertical legs extending down wardly from the plate, and .a downwardly extending inclined leg having its upper end pivotally mounted relative to the plate.

2. In a device of the class described, a-

idly supportingthe bail and seat member spaced from each other and substantially bail, a seat member, means forv supporting the seat member and bail insubstantial horizontal alinement and spaced from each other, a plate below the seat member, a pivot I pin extended through the center of the seat 1 member and the plate, a pair of vertical legs extended downwardly from the plate from points on the opposite side of the pivot. pin from the bail, a downwardly extending inclined leg having its upper end pivotally mounted relative to the plate i whereby said last described leg may reciprocate in a vertical plane, which would pass through the centers of the seat member and the bail, and a supporting wheel secured to the bail with its axis'substantially parallel.

with a radial line from thepivotal point. Des Moines, Iowa, December 11, 1915.

CHARLES J. PERKINS.

five cents each, by addressing thercommissi oner of Iatents, Washington, D. 0. 

